Acting · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony · Born September 12, 1956
Cheung Kwok-Wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 1971, settling in Leeds, where he enrolled at university to study fashion design. After completing his studies, he returned to Hong Kong and, in 1977, took part in an amateur singing competition—the ATV Asian Music Contest—where he won second prize. The following year, he released his first album, I Like Dreaming. He soon began appearing on television and quickly landed his first film role in Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978), an erotic production that Cheung himself later described as a “shameful disaster.” Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent pioneers that shaped the identity of Cantopop during the 1980s. His studio albums Summer Romance (1987) and Most Beloved (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the best-selling albums of all time in the territory. In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990). His venture into acting in the 1990s was recognized for his portrayal of queer characters in the then-conservative film industry, he was one of the few Hong Kong actors willing to take on gay roles—such as in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together—or to play a cross-dressing opera performer in Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993. Leslie Cheung died by suicide on April 1, 2003, at the age of 46, by jumping from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. In the note he left behind, he stated that he had been suffering from depression.
TVIn Memory Of Leslie Cheung
2023
MovieTME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
2021
as self
MovieAshes of Time Redux
2008
as 欧阳锋
MovieInner Senses
2002
as Jim Law
Movie熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke
2001
MovieLeslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
2000
MovieFrom Ashes to Ashes
2000
as Lawrence
MovieOkinawa Rendez-vous
2000
as Jimmy Tong
MovieDouble Tap
2000
as Rick Y.H.Pang
MovieThe Kid
1999
as Wing / Daniel
MovieLeft Right Love Destiny
1999
as 阿Sam
MovieMoonlight Express
1999
as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
MovieBuenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
1999
as Self
MovieA Time to Remember
1998
as Jin
MovieYang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Self
MovieAnna Magdalena
1998
as Editor
MovieNinth Happiness
1998
as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi
MovieHappy Together
1997
as Ho Po-wing
TV星空下的傾情
1997
MovieAll's Well, End's Well '97
1997
as Self
Movie張國榮跨越97演唱會
1997
MovieViva Erotica
1996
as Sing
MovieWho's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
MovieShanghai Grand
1996
as Hui Man Keung
MovieTemptress Moon
1996
as Yu Zhongliang
MovieTri-Star
1996
as Chung Kwok Keung
MovieThe Phantom Lover
1995
as Song Danping
MovieThe Chinese Feast
1995
as Chiu Kong Sun
MovieAshes of Time
1994
as Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
MovieOver the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
1994
as Himself
MovieLong and Winding Road
1994
as Lam Chiu-Wing
MovieHe's a Woman, She's a Man
1994
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
1994
as Roberto
MovieThe Bride with White Hair 2
1993
as Cho Yi Hang
MovieThe Bride with White Hair
1993
as Cho Yi Hang
MovieThe Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
as Huang Yaoshi
MovieAll's Well End's Well, Too
1993
as David Copper Feel
MovieFarewell My Concubine
1993
as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
MovieArrest the Restless
1992
as Teddy
MovieAll's Well, Ends Well
1992
as Shang So
MovieThe Banquet
1991
as Little B-head
MovieOnce a Thief
1991
as James / Jim
MovieDays of Being Wild
1990
as Yuddy
MovieA Chinese Ghost Story II
1990
as Ling Choi-san
MovieSunset in Paris
1989
as Leslie
TVLeslie Cheung Special '89
1989
as Leslie
MovieLeslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
1989
as 自己
TVCelebrity Talk Show
1989
as 张国荣
MovieAces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
1989
as Brother Thief
MovieFatal Love
1988
as Chi Ken Wing
Movie張國榮’88演唱會
1988
as 自己
TV梅艷芳特輯之夢裡風情
1988
MovieA Better Tomorrow II
1987
as Sung Chi Kit
MovieRouge
1987
as Chan Chen-Pang
MovieA Chinese Ghost Story
1987
as Ling Choi-san
Movie張國榮86濃情演唱會
1986
MovieA Better Tomorrow
1986
as Sung Chi Kit
MovieLast Song in Paris
1986
as Louie
MovieFor Your Heart Only
1985
as Piggy Chan
MovieCrazy Romance
1985
as Leslie Cheung
MovieLeslie Cheung: Surprise
1985
TVThe Fallen Family
1985
as 方浩天
MovieMerry Christmas
1984
as John
MovieDouble Decker
1984
as Eddie
MovieBehind the Yellow Line
1984
as Paul Chan
TVOnce Upon An Oridinary Girl
1984
MovieThe Intellectual Trio
1984
as Inspector Chan Wing
MovieLeslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983
1983
MovieLittle Dragon Maiden
1983
as Yang Guo / Yang Kang
MovieFirst Time
1983
MovieThe Drummer
1983
MovieNomad
1982
as Louis
MovieEnergetic-21
1982
as Ben Leung Man Bun
TV凹凸神探
1982
MovieTeenage Dreamers
1982
as Jackson Chen
TVAgency 24
1981
TVTai Chi Master (II)
1981
MovieOn Trial
1981
as Wing
TVPairing
1981
as 大官
TV珠海枭雄
1981
as 六少
Movie岛的故事之大屿山沙之城
1981
TVDynasty (II)
1980
MovieEncore
1980
as Gigo
TVMake a Wish
1980
TVDynasty
1980
MovieHeritage: The Young Concubine
1980
TVGone with the wind
1980
TVThe Spirit of the Sword
1978
as 方宝玉
TVHong Kong Tragedy
1978
MovieDog Bites Dog Bone
1978
TVCrocodile Tears
1978
MovieTeenagers
1978
MovieErotic Dream of the Red Chamber
1978
as Jia Baoyu
